The whole Dunphy family, along with Manny (Rico Rodriguez), re-evaluate their lives when they have a near-death experience while going for breakfast and almost get hit by a truck.
Claire (Julie Bowen), who was arguing with Mitch (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) moments before the incident, decides that she has to stop being so controlling all the time and visits him at his work to apologize and take a walk with him.
Phil (Ty Burrell) wants to stop being scared and takes action by first confronting Gil Thorpe (Rob Riggle) for stealing his clients.
Manny is afraid to get into a car again and Jay (Ed O'Neill) forces him to do it despite Gloria's (Sofía Vergara) objection.
Manny is no longer afraid, but after the chasing, Jay and Mitch (who was on his way to work with the roller skates) have their own near-death experience.
Jay gets out of the car to walk home while Mitch calls the salesman to demand the right color of washing machine since he has no idea that Phil has already fixed this problem.